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INCOME TAX (Income Taxes Included in the Consolidated Statements of Operations) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2015	Aug. 31, 2014	Aug. 31, 2013
Current:
United States	$ 53,258	$ 11,798	$ 849
Foreign	3,329	2,965	1,970
State and local	2,830	4,157	1,815
Current taxes	59,417	18,920	4,634
Deferred:
United States	19,269	30,427	45,908
Foreign	722	4,457	4,980
State and local	3,362	(2,536)	3,767
Deferred taxes	23,353	32,348	54,655
Total income taxes on income	82,770	51,268	59,289
Income taxes (benefit) on discontinued operations	(436)	8,544	1,310
Income taxes on continuing operations	$ 83,206	$ 42,724	$ 57,979

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The component of income tax expense for the period representing amounts paid or payable (or refundable) as determined by applying the provisions of enacted federal tax law to the domestic taxable Income or Loss from from continuing and discontinued operations.

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Tax effect allocated to a disposal group that is classified as a component of the entity reported as a separate component of income before extraordinary items. Includes the tax effects of the following: income (loss) from operations during the phase-out period, gain (loss) on disposal, provision (or any reversals of earlier provisions) for loss on disposal, and adjustments of a prior period gain (loss) on disposal.

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